At PLAY
a creative approach to everyday photography
NEXT SESSION: NEXT SESSION: 5/13/22 to 6/23/22
(with a week break between each week to work on assignments)
Class Overview:
I have found that to harness my creativity, I always do best by setting creative challenges and stepping out of my comfort zone. My most successful attempts have come from playing, being curious, exploring all kinds of new possibilities and most importantly ridding myself of expectations and pressure. In this course, we will do just that! Every day we will explore new creative techniques with curiosity, lots of trial and error. There will be rules broken, many rules followed a lot of hard work but all in good fun. One thing you can expect is failure, but there is no creativity without failure. During our time together we will also discuss what creativity is, inspiration and how to sustain a healthy creative life. This is an invitation to play, find new and unique ways to make photographs and be pleasantly surprised by the results. These techniques can be used to photograph your every day and even your clients, for photographers of any genre.
What You Will Learn:
Weekly discussions on creativity and inspiration, as well as brainstorming sessions
Creative techniques:
play with different composition
play with different perspectives
play with light and shadows
play with movement
play with focus
play with colours
play with in-camera photo manipulations such as double exposures
play with creative ways of shooting with prism, mirrors, plastic
play with freelensing and reverse macro photography
photography with a DIY approach
play with other artistic approaches
Class Mechanics:
This six week online interactive workshop will include:
daily interaction from me answering any questions you might have about the materials presented
this is a six week class with a week break between each assignment to give students time to process the materials and thoughtfully complete assignments (three weeks on and three weeks off)
a weekly discussion on what is creativity, inspiration and how to sustain a creative living/habit
a weekly video Zoom meeting (on Friday) to supplement each of these discussions and lessons, as well as some creative brainstorming sessions
weekly assignments due each week with individual feedback from me on each assignment via screen capture video for active participants- You will have a full week to work on the final assignment
weekly bonus exercises to help reinforce the lessons (detailed feedback will not be given on bonus assignments)
silent students will be provided a section of the classroom to interact with one another and submit assignments but should not ask questions outside that area
silent students can to submit one question for me to answer during the weekly Zoom meetings
a recording of the Zoom meetings will be presented for the silent students and the active students who could not attend the live meeting
at the conclusion of the workshop, digital PDF will be provided containing all the lessons presented during the course with the option to purchase the printed version for an additional cost
all class members will be invited to join a monthly collaborative project after the class ends
Student Reviews:
“For me, this class was about reflection. It works for anyone, at any level, anyone on a journey to better herself and her work. Or in life. When you read everyone's insights at the end of the class, you realize that there is something for everyone. While we are all on a journey to improve something, the ways to get there vary. There is no one answer. I think that's why I loved this class. I walk away with a few concrete ideas I will do to play and really hone my voice. I also walk about with specific changes to my organization and workflow. But I also come away with a world of ideas about slowing down, listening to my gut, and trusting it. (That's me, doing a backflip now.)” - Katja Warnken
To read more testimonials from past students go HERE
Prerequisites:
Any camera (digital or analogue) that can change the shutter speed and aperture settings. You can do most of the exercises on your phone with some additional apps.
Cost:
Active Seat $250 | Silent Seat $200
To learn more about the different types of seats offered, go to our FAQ section.
Questions:
Please message me with any questions